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Omaha man arrested for burning gay pride flag, resisting arrest

An Omaha man was arrested after police said he stole a gay pride flag and burned it in front of a family's home.

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Updated: 5:57 PM CST Mar 1, 2015

Omaha man arrested for burning gay pride flag, resisting arrest

An Omaha man was arrested after police said he stole a gay pride flag and burned it in front of a family's home.

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WEBVTT TONIGHT..AFTER POLICE SAY.. HE STOLE A "GAY PRIDE" FLAG.. AND THEN BURNED IT, IN FRONT OF A FAMILY'S HOME. GOOD EVENING, I'M ROB MCCARTNEY. BRANDI PETERSEN HAS THE EVENING OFF. 23-YEAR-OLD CAMERON MAYFIELD IS CHARGED WITH FELONY ARSON..AND RESISTING ARREST. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S KRISTYNA ENGDAHL IS FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPING STORY, KRISTYNA? ROB..IT ONLY TOOK OMAHA POLICE ABOUT 45- MINUTES TO TRACK CAMERON MAYFIELD DOWN .. NOW HER'S HEE IN COUNTY CORRECTIONS.. WE LEARNED TODAY HE ACTUALLY LIVES ON THE SAME BLOCK AS THAT COUPLE.. JESS MEADOWS- ANDERSON..AND ARIANN ANDERSON.. WHO'VE LIVED IN THE SAME HOME FOR ABOUT FIVE-YEARS. YOU CAN SEE..THEY'VE ALREADY GOT A REPLACEMENT PRIDE FLAG IN PLACE. LAST NIGHT..THEY WOKE UP TO WHAT áSOUNDED LIKE HOME. AFTER SEARCHING THE OUTSIDE.. AND SAW A MAN, BURNING AND WAVING áSOMETHING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME -- SHE SAYS EVENTUALLY THEY REALIZED áTHEIR RAINBOW, GAY-PRIDE FLAG WAS GONE. has been hanging on the back of our house on the back deck for five years and just in to move it to the front porch as of last Thursday. (12) This is the first time we've had anything like this happen.) BUT THE COUPLE SAYS WHEN THEY ARRESTED MAYFIELD..THEY ALSO FOUND THE BURNED FLAG. AND THEY SAY WHAT'S SCARY IS THEY WALK THEIR G AND CHILDREN BY HIS HOME..ALMOST DAILY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AND BRING YOU THE LATEST ON THIS STORY..TONIGHT AT TEN ..BACK TO YOU.

Omaha man arrested for burning gay pride flag, resisting arrest

An Omaha man was arrested after police said he stole a gay pride flag and burned it in front of a family's home.